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[John Hall]

You are quite lucky!!! The last unit we put on the "water wagon" did 
reasonably well. I think it was a plastic Pacer pump, but its been over 
30 years ago. Prior to that the engine/pump was a struggle. We had 
another that was so old you had to wind the rope to crank it, that pump 
was really worn out. Also had another on the nitorgen wagon that didn't 
seem to "enjoy" being kept under the shed and used just 2 seasons a 
year, always hard to crank and I think its failure was the seals went 
out and possibly got the crankshaft/engine bearings.

John Hall


On 10/30/2019 9:18 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:
>
> On 2019-10-30 3:45 p.m., John Hall wrote:
>> Old Briggs engine powered water/nitrogen pumps--glad to see them 
>> gone. Those things were a bear to get cranked,
>>
>> John Hall
>
> I must have got one of the good Briggs engines. Dad bought that 
> portable pump at a farm auction about 1986 and I've used it every year 
> since to fill my sprayer. That little 3 horse Briggs has never needed 
> more than three pulls to fire it up. It has the check ball in the pump 
> to prevent it from draining back and emptying. I think it will last me 
> as long as I want to farm. Think my brother put a set of points in it 
> once for me. Only complaint I have is that it is a heavy unit to carry 
> around. I always keep it covered with an old bath tub to protect it 
> from rain which probably helps.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
>>
>>
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